Another question of procedure involved a call for a revote-in parliamentary procedure, a "division"-after a 16-15 vote in favor of the IC had been taken. Some council members had left the meeting before the tally had been announced, and IC opponents saw an opportunity to upset the decision.
Ultimately, Gusmorino added the tying vote to cause the council to break with the IC, but not before the meeting regressed into virtual chaos with officers shouting at each other as Gusmorino consulted over council procedure.
"This was our time to have a crazy parliamentary procedure meeting," Gusmorino said. "There were a number of unprecedented decisions made, and due process is important to me."
-Staff writer Alex B. Ginsberg can be reached at ginsberg@fas.harvard.edu.